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NASA Detects Water on Surface of Asteroids
For the first time, an international team of scientists has discovered water molecules on the surface of asteroids. Using data from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a ...
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SOFIA: NASA’s Modified 747 Captured Stimulating Images Of The Milky Way’s Center
A ‘modified Boeing 747SP airliner’, the aeroplane is the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a collaborative undertaking of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). It is the ...
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The Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors program brings the excitement ... and flights onboard NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a Boeing 747-SP that carries a 2.5 meter ...